You may remember Bjorn Hurri. We featured his walking German tank here a while ago.
The same artist has done some great digital paintings of steampunk’ed Star Wars characters, including Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Jabba the Hutt. Here’s a sample:
Jabba the Hutt
R2-D2
Stormtrooper
Princess Leia
Darth Vader
Visit Bjorn’s website for more.
Bjorn Hurri’s Steampunk Star Wars You may remember Bjorn Hurri. We featured his walking German tank here a while ago. The same artist has done some great digital paintings of steampunk'ed…
Nazis on the Moon point a huge gun at Earth. Artwork by Darren Tan
Battle on the Moon between American and Nazi troops. Artwork by Darren Tan
Nazi Moon base. Artwork by Darren Tan
The Nazis assemble a base on the Moon. Artwork by Darren Tan
Dieselpunks will probably be familiar with the “Nazi Moon Base” theory. We had Iron Sky, the movie, about it and before that various written stories. Click here to learn more about this fantasy.
Now Graeme Davis has written a fictional history book about the Nazi Moon base, with illustrations by Darren Tan — a few of which are shown here.
Apparently, the story includes an attempt by the United States to defeat the Moon-based Nazis in 1972!
Nazi Moon Base: Artwork by Darren Tan Dieselpunks will probably be familiar with the “Nazi Moon Base” theory. We had Iron Sky, the movie, about it and before that various written stories.
Artwork by Alexander Leydenfrost
Artwork by Alexander Leydenfrost
Artwork by Alexander Leydenfrost
Alexander Leydenfrost was born Sandor Leidenfrost in Debrecen in 1888, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was from a noble family and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts of Budapest.
The First World War and the subsequent collapse of the monarchy convinced Leydenfrost to emigrate to the United States in 1923. He changed his name to Alexander, which was easier to pronounce for Americans, and found employment as an industrial illustrator.
He changed his career from an industrial designer to a professional illustrator-artist in 1939, the same year World War II broke out in Europe. He did artwork for Planet Stories, Popular Science and Life magazine, among others. It’s for his photorealistic illustrations for the latter that he’s best remembered, but retro-futurists will enjoy some of his earlier work, featured here.
Sandor Leidenfrost’s Space Art Alexander Leydenfrost was born Sandor Leidenfrost in Debrecen in 1888, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was from a noble family and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts of Budapest.Kurt Röschl (1923-1986) was an Austrian graphic artist and painter who illustrated various science-fiction stories in the 1950s. There’s not much information about him online, but it seems he illustrated quite a lot of books for Erich Dolezal (1902-1990), another Austrian.
All images courtesy of Retro-Futurismus.
Raumflotte I startet
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s short story, “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” published in Verlag für Jugend und Volk (1952)
These illustrations were done for Erich Dolezal’s short story “Raumflotte I startet – ein Tatsachenbericht von morgen,” which translates into, “Space Fleet I starts – a factual report from tomorrow”. It was published in the Verlag für Jugend und Volk, which appeared in Vienna in 1952.
The rocket was apparently inspired by Werner von Braun’s early designs from the 1950s.
Unternehmen Mars
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Unternehmen Mars (1955)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Unternehmen Mars (1955)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Unternehmen Mars (1955)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Unternehmen Mars (1955)
Dinosaurs on Mars! These illustrations were done by Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s 1955 book, Unternehmen Mars (“The Mars Enterprise”).
Alarm aus Atomville
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Alarm aus Atomville (1956)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Alarm aus Atomville (1956)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Alarm aus Atomville (1956)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Alarm aus Atomville (1956)
Illustrations for Erich Dolezal’s 1956 novel, Alarm aus Atomville (“Alarm from the Atomic Village”).
Die Astronauten
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Die Astronauten (1959)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Die Astronauten (1959)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Die Astronauten (1959)
Illustration by Kurt Röschl for Erich Dolezal’s Die Astronauten (1959)
Illustrations for Erich Dolezal’s 1959 story Die Astronauten (“The Astronauts”). It was the first in a two-parter. The second book, Festung Sonnensystem (“Fortress Solar System”) was published in 1962.
Kurt Röschl’s 1950s Austrian Space Art #retro Kurt Röschl (1923-1986) was an Austrian graphic artist and painter who illustrated various science-fiction stories in the 1950s.
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